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For all those slamming the San Francisco family for their religion...

posted 13 years ago by wonderfuel
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Would you laugh if she had been in a prayer circle singing "God will provide for us"? Probably not.

Here's a shocking relevation: to atheists, both of you groups of loonies look exactly the same! You both worship a being that you have never seen and have no proof of. You simply choose to call it different names. For you, it's "God," for San Francisco mother, it's "Mother Earth." Big deal. SSDD. The FUNNY thing about all this is that at least the San Francisco family has some emotional and logical basis in their beliefs. After all, the Earth exists, and we do depend on our natural environment to survive. You, on the other hand, worship a mysterious bearded phallus in the sky.

Next time you want to mock someone for their beliefs, remember that to us atheists, you're just the blind poking fingers in a blind person's eye. Or, to borrow from the Bible - before you pick out the splinter from your neighbor's eye, remember to pluck out the LOG from your own. (Matthew 7:3 http://bible.cc/matthew/7-3.htm)

Or, if you will...let he who has not sinned cast the first stone.

And, the classic...love your neighbor like you yourself would wish to be loved.

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[–] hallogallo 13 years ago

Better a nudist hippy than a christian. These parents are nudists? This movie has a "Universal: suitable for all" rating here in the UK so there can't be that much nudity (breast feeding don't count, except maybe in the USA), so I am genuinely intrigued as to what you are talking about...

"I think you're a load of old crap too, Mr Mulligan."

[–] tschelmetic 13 years ago

Why is this movie such a target for barely literate comments from boring prudes with six brain cells?

[–] movieluver8 13 years ago

I agree. I believe any form of religion is pretty ridiculous. Not saying religion is bad, it's just all at the same level of make-believe-ness. Dunno how to put it.

[–] alljesus88 13 years ago

But you have a form of religion of your own...we all believe in things, and they all take faith to do so. I mean, even if you believe there's no God, that still takes faith, b/c you can't prove he doesn't exist, you can't prove how the earth was formed. I'm just saying, I get the idea that atheists think the world is devided into two parts: "non-believers" and "believers"--we all believe in something, atheism just as much as the rest. You know what I mean?

"Every human life is worth the same and worth saving."-Kingsley Shacklebolt

[–] katcurtis87 13 years ago

No offense meant, but I would like to point out you're being a bit hypocritical.

I'm sure not everyone who's objected to the SF family's religion has been Christian. I don't think it's fair to assume that and mock an entire group of people. You're decrying those who judge others' beliefs while doing the same thing yourself.

[–] Texshan 13 years ago

Wow, Wonderfuel, you must be the least self-aware person around. You castigate people for having issues with someone else's belief system, and in the same breath you call them loonies and their diety a "bearded phallus." You tell people not to mock the beliefs of others, while you are doing the exact same thing! Perhaps YOU should take a good long look at yourself before you go around lecturing others.

[–] LiveTogetherDialAPhone 10 years ago

I don't mock the San Francisco parents for their religion, I mock them for their cultural appropriation. It's perfectly fine to believe in a nature-based religion, but what's with the fake Native American chanting? Where did that come from? Why is it necessary?

If they had more than a superficial interest in nature-revering religions, they'd understand that in such world views, the natural world does not have any obligation to take care of human beings. Followers of animism, pagan religions, and folk religions recognize that nature is a very chaotic, dangerous force that kills people with the blink of an eye. Worship is often focused on recognizing their power and thanking such forces for not causing them misfortune. Not, as these hippies seem to think, because "Mother Earth" is some benevolent power who will hug them, kiss them, and give them free fruit whenever they want just because they sing a song.

Also, I'm not Christian, I'm agnostic.